First Punch

Rice on the Radio · Mar 28, 2026 · 1h · transcript

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Episode 58 is here, and this week the sports calendar threw the first punch.

Ian opens with the Mets home opener at Citi Field, where Carson Benge’s debut, a wild first inning, and an electric crowd helped set the tone for the whole week. From there, he gets into why this Mets team already feels different, why the Yankees’ pitching might be the bigger early story than the bats, and why ABS is a wrinkle baseball should keep.

Then it’s over to New York football, where the Jets and Giants are both staring down draft-season noise and trying not to lose the plot. Ian talks Ty…